Martin Ramharter
La ilustre escaramuza sobre la dignidad de la revuelta
P[r]inturas negras
A visual response to political upheavals and democratic erosion, inspired by Goya’s black paintings.
ABOUT
Works moving between intellect and instinct – shaped by thought, expressed in paint.
Martin Ramharter (*1980 in Vienna) is an Austrian artist and intellectual.
P[r]inturas are pieces of art at the crossroads of painting, print and performance.
Brushing, dripping, and tossing paint on canvas and printing and moving one canvas over another, often in multiple layers, creates vibrant and dynamic works between directed chance and playful necessity.
ART
Explorations of color, structure and reason –
layered across canvas.
APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations, inspired by Central and Eastern Asian art and travels to China, Japan, Korea and Uzbekistan, invite to silent observation and contemplation.
P[R]INTURAS NEGRAS
P[r]inturas negras, a homage to Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, raise questions of resistance and humanity in times of multiple crises, social isolation, erosion of democracy and geopolitical upheavals.
AUBERGINAGE
Subjects of the Auberginage series range from hibernal blossom and dance, eventually run-up to dance fever, over museful thinking and an alieniste´s appearance to the very effigy of the pest.
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STUDIO
A place to reflect and create, contemplate and discuss.
The studio, located in the bustling Viennese district of Ottakring, was established in 2020.
It serves as gallery for temporary exhibitions of recent works. A collection of sculptures made of painted papier mâché on wire mesh is on permanent display. Visitors are welcome by appointment.